Drought: Spec-fic

The drought was because the earth had cried so much that all her water had leaked away. The drought was because the people were unfaithful. The drought was because of the dam upriver. The drought was because of the changing wind stream that was blowing all the clouds away from our settlement. The drought was because old Mrs. Galley looked sideways at a tree that was really a nature spirit, and the creature took offense and put a curse on our whole village that wouldn't be lifted until Mrs. Galley was dead. That last theory, everyone laughed at. Which is kind of funny, because we eventually found out that that was the real reason. All that changing weather patterns and dams breaking up the air terrain and general--

Inspiration: "Audio Slide Show: The Faces of Africa
The photographer Jehad Nga discusses a series of portraits he took in Somalia and Kenya during the worst drought the Horn of Africa has seen in 50 years. "
Story Potential: Medium.
Notes: Actually has some potential. Kinda wry. Maybe more science fiction in fantasy trappings than this snippet is showing as.